Email: jhummel@njadvancemedia.com Web: nj.com/ben Cellphone: 856-237-6645 U.S. Army: RA13815980 The column that asks, what are you doing New Year's Eve, but we know one thing: You won't drive drunk? — Good afternoon! — "I was able to hear my granddaughter exclaim, 'What is that?' as I stood below her window and jingled the Santa bells! "I remember so many...
Email: jhummel@njadvancemedia.com
Web: nj.com/ben
Cellphone: 856-237-6645
U.S. Army: RA13815980
The column that asks, what are you doing New Year's Eve, but we know one thing: You won't drive drunk?
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Good afternoon!
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"I was able to hear my granddaughter exclaim, 'What is that?' as I stood below her window and jingled the Santa bells!
"I remember so many years ago when Uncle Eli would jingle the bells outside Tim and Jessica's bedroom window after they went to bed on Christmas Eve.''
-- Peggy Gentile Van Meter
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RONNIE MARINO"There is no greater friend then Ronnie.
"He has been the most selfless, loving person to family, friends and godfather. His endless support and smile matches few.
"Since he is not a Facebook-crazed member, I hope someone shares my joy with him.
"Merry Christmas, Ronnie, and thank you for the many children you have inspired to be the best they could be!
"How about a shoutout for 'the Godfather'!''
-- Darlene Barber
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That would be Ronnie Marino, he of Bridgeton Midget Football, the Herb Henry Basketball League and West Cumberland Little League.
Darlene served as president of West Cumberland.
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"The best kinds of gifts won't fit under a tree -- like love, friendship and dinosaurs.''
-- D. Renee Brecht
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One hundred and one years ago, the Christmas Truce of 1914 was a spontaneous cease-fire and a day of Christian brotherhood for both sides of the No Man's Land along the Western Front. The event was kept secret by senior military officers and government censors as an embarrassing breakdown in military discipline.
Once the lull started, soon there was singing of religious hymns on both sides. After a while, men in many of the front line locations left their weapons and came out of the trenches to fraternize in No Man's Land with the same enemy soldiers the propaganda machines had demonized.
Many of the men who experienced the Christmas Truce were emotionally overwhelmed with Christian love and respect for their fellow man, and refused to fight and kill when senior officers came to the trenches and ordered a re-start of hostilities.
Some soldiers were punished for disobedience and many had to be replaced with fresh troops who had been in the reserve trenches the day before.
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"Merry Christmas!
"We served over 125 men, women, and children breakfast this morning at Bethany Grace Memorial Church
"Every child received two presents from Santa!''
-- Pastor Rob Weinstein
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There was flooding Christmas night on Landis Avenue, which might be a first for Christmas and may not happen again in your lifetime, so we hope you got a chance to experience it, but didn't get your bowling ball wet.
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Now here is who we want to meet in the return line:
"I have worked in customer service for over 30 years and I absolutely love it. I love my customers and they love me. Why?
"It's because of the repore they have developed with me over the years and the service I provide. I have customers from all corners of the U.S. and outside of the U.S.
"It's all about the $$$, where companies want to model the Amazon way.
"Everything we buy isn't that simple where you pick an item on a site, enter all pertinent information and the item arrives. I go to work every day not in my shoes but in my customers shoes and treat them how I want to be treated.
"Real customer service is great when a transaction goes well but superb customers service resonates when there is an issue with an order, service, transaction and how helpful and seamless your customer service representative took care of it for you.
"It's something I am passionate about, but, unfortunately it's a dying service.''
-- Debbie Lindley Riggins
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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where can we get Debbie on retainer?